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Archive for March, 2022

March 27, 2022 – Third Principle, from ‘Seven Principles in Word & Worship’, sermon written by Rev. Robert Hardies.

Posted by Tim on March 29, 2022

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March 20 -Rebecca Mattis, “Challenging Disaster.”

Posted by Tim on March 27, 2022

This sermon is the second in a double-feature about science and morality. The first one was about the dual nature of the interdependent human individual. It explored the concept of moral courage: the ability to stand alone against the group in order to serve the group. This second sermon is about the necessary tensions between reality vs. uncertainty in science, and faith vs. doubt in religion, with a focus on current events within Unitarian Universalism.

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March 6, 2022 – Rebecca Mattis, “God, Science, and the Board of Inquiry”

Posted by Tim on March 21, 2022

The human being has a dual nature – as an individual, and as a community member. This lifelong dance of interdependence has some interesting manifestations. For better and for worse, how do groups influence individual perception and behavior, and what is the role of the individual’s moral choices within community? In this sermon, Rebecca explores rocket science, psychology, and moral responsibility, and hears some choice words from God.

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